摘要
论述妈祖之所以称圣,乃源于修道修德、由人而神,她与古希腊神话的海神波赛冬性质不同,妈祖实际应称为"镇海之神",就信众整体观念看,信仰妈祖是以大众共同积累的神灵公共印象,去彰显妈祖文化作为具体表达中华传统价值体系、思维模式。妈祖信仰传播和祭祀规格,都受到朝廷对妈祖尊崇态度的影响。
The paper discusses Mazu belief which originate from a commoner who has great moral.Mazu,who is different from Poseidon in ancient Greek myth,should be called god of Zhenhai.From the general concept of public,the belief of Mazu is the value system and thinking pattern about Chinese traditional,which is shown in the common public impression of god.The communication of Mazu belief and its sacrifice specifications were influenced by the imperial court’s reverence for Mazu.
作者
王琛发
WANG Chenfa(The Malaysia Academy,Penang,Malaysia,11600)
出处
《妈祖文化研究》
2018年第1期84-95,共12页
Mazu Culture Research
关键词
妈祖
信仰
海神
南洋
文献
Mazu
Belief
Sea god
Nanyang
Literature